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2016 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 6.89 € 80 % positive Very positive, 717 reviews on Steam

You play a damaged robot rolling across a post-human Earth, chaining momentum, speed and parkour-style movement to get back to your ship. The focus is on flowing movement rather than combat or heavy story.

What defines Defunct:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Defunct are Grow Home, Pilo and the Holobook and Re:Fresh. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Defunct special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Grow Home

89 %

2015 PCPlayStationSteam Deck verified 7.99 € 92 % positive Very positive, 5,465 reviews on Steam

  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

As the clumsy robot BUD you climb a giant plant with physics-based controls and steer its growth ever higher. Relaxed exploration of floating islands makes it charming and distinctive.

Re:Fresh

Distinctive, stylised art style

A cozy solarpunk platformer where you run, jump and dash around to rebuild a town of friendly animals and robots and become its hero.

Astro Bot: Rescue Mission

Sci-fi setting

A charming PS VR platformer where you guide the robot Astro through inventive levels to rescue lost bots. Your head acts as the camera, making jumps and discoveries feel remarkably immediate.

Jet Island

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A VR game where you rocket across floating islands using hand jets, grappling hooks and frictionless boots. The physics-based high-speed locomotion is the main attraction.

Boti: Byteland Overclocked

Sci-fi setting

A cute 3D platformer where the little data bot Boti jumps, dashes and collects to rid the digital world of Byteland of bugs and viruses. It also supports co-op, making it a good fit for relaxed sessions with friends or family.

Jumping Flash!

Distinctive, stylised art style

An early PlayStation title that brings platforming to a first-person view: as robot rabbit Robbit you triple-jump high into the air, explore colorful 3D worlds and hunt for hidden Jet Pods.

Scrap Garden

Distinctive, stylised art style

A charming puzzle-platformer where you guide a small robot named Canny through an abandoned, frozen city, uncovering the mystery of why everything stopped.

Togges

Distinctive, stylised art style

A charming 3D collect-a-thon platformer where you spread and stack cute cubes across the cosmos to solve puzzles and explore colorful worlds. The tone is playful and humorous, with a gentle challenge.

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